Meri-En-Ptah Temple lies just behind the completely-destructed Temple of Amenhotep III. Early in the 1890, it had been partially cleared by Flinders Petrie; and recently, it was converted into an open air museum where visitors are given the chance to follow the plan of the original temple and admire some of the remaining statues and reliefs. The frightening heads of the Jackal Anubis are of a special interest.
Meri-En-Path usurped many of the statues of Amenhotep III and the open museum is considered a valuable source for studying the epoch of the richest Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt.
In the complex, stands a small museum that provides a description of the history of the site and all the archaeological works that were performed.
From the original temple, few remains of the First Pylon sur...
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